This year’s nominee’s from Best Supporting Actress have all pout in some outstanding work. All of these roles are in a supporting capacity however all could clearly be seen as a lead role.
Leading the nominee’s for Best Supporting Actress this year will be previous Academy Award winner Kathy Bates for her role of Barbara Jewell, the mother of Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser) who has been turned from hero to terrorist by the media in the 1996 Olympic Park Bombing in Richard Jewell. Previous Oscar Nominee Laura Dern will be nominated for her role as Nora Fanshaw, lawyer to Nicole Barber (Scarlett Johansson) in her divorce in Marriage Story. Previous Oscar Nominee Margot Robbie will be nominated for the role of Kayla Pospisil, one of the three women employed at Fox News who claimed sexual harassment against Fox News CEO Roger Ailes (John Lithgow) in Bombshell. Scarlett Johansson will receive a nomination for her role as Rosie Beltzer, the anti Nazi mother of JoJo Rabbit (Roman Griffin Davis) living in Germany during World War II in JoJo Rabbit. New to the Oscar race this year and very surprising will be Jennifer Lopez (Yes J.Lo) will be nominated for the role of Ramona Vega, a stripper that plots a plan to rob men during the recession with her girl crew (Constance Wu, Keke Palmer) in Hustlers.
This could be one of the toughest nominations to call. I think the clear cut winner would be Laura Dern. A strong case would be made for Kathy Bates and I think if there was a choice, the votes for Scarlett Johansson will be divided by a possible Best Actress nomination on her part in Marriage Story. Even a case can be made is made by Margot Robbie however, the momentum for the past few months has been for Jennifer Lopez. Her role in Hustlers is the backbone of the movie despite it not being the lead and she has been blessed with her best role since Out of Sight back in 1999.
I am torn on this. If the Academy was younger then I would go with Jennifer Lopez for Hustlers however since it is an older crowd, I think that Laura Dern will pick up her first Oscar for Marriage Story.
- Laura Dern is a two time Oscar Nominee once for Best Actress for Rambling Rose (1992) and Best Supporting Actress for Wild (2015).
- Kathy Bates is a three time Oscar Nominee while winning once for Best Actress for Misery (1991) and twice for Best Supporting Actress for Primary Colors (1999) and About Schmidt (2003).
- Margot Robbie is an Oscar Nominee for Best Actress for I, Tonya (2018).
At the crack of dawn in January 13, all of Hollywood will once again gather together to witness the annual announcements of the nomination for the 92nd Academy Awards that will be held on February 9, 2020. Over this past year that have been many outstanding performances that have rightfully earned consideration for an Oscar however it will all come down to 5 nominee’s. Here are my predictions for some of the nominee’s that will be announced Monday morning.
Wakanda Forever. Black Panther had a year for the ages. Black Panther opened to over $200 Million dollars while grossing over $700 Million at the domestic box office and over $1.3 Billion worldwide. Black Panther also was the number one film for 2018 while becoming a cultural phenomenon for black culture while also raising the level for what comic book films could become. Black Panther can now add another accolade to it’s already padded resume with the first ever Best Picture Nomination for a comic book movie. Black Panther also received another Six Oscar Nominations for Best Sound Editing; Best Sound Mixing; Best Original Score; Best Costume Design; Best Production Design and the first Academy Award Nomination for rapper Kendrick Lamar for Best Original Song for All the Stars. One disappointment would be the omission of a possible Oscar Nomination for Michael B. Jordan for the role of Eric “Killmonger” Stevens, the cousin of T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) who comes back to challenge him for the title of King of Wakanda. Many would argue that Jordan’s role has a lot of similarities to Heath Ledger’s Oscar-winning performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight (2008).
Spike Lee has been one of the influential and controversial film makers over the past thirty years. From topic pushing films like Do The Right Thing; Malcolm X and Clockers, Spike Lee has never been afraid to push the limits of film while maintaining his own personal visions. After a series of critical and commercial failures (Oldboy; Chi-Raq), Spike Lee earns; very surprising; his first ever Academy Award Nomination for Best Director for BlackkKlansman which tells the story of a black police officer Ron Stallworth (John David Washington), who with the help of his partner (Academy Award Nominee Adam Driver) look to infiltrate the KKK in Colorado Springs in the 1970. Spike Lee also received Oscar Nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for BlackkKlansman.
Sam Elliott is one of the faces that we have all see for many years in films that has been putting in solid consistence work. With his bushy mustache and distinctive voice, many remember him from such films as Road House; Tombstone and Mask; Sam Elliott has earned his very first Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Bobby Maine, manager and half brother to Jack Maine (Bradley Cooper) in A Star Is Born.
Regina King has been acting since she was the age of fourteen in the TV series 227. Over the years she has put in solid work on TV (Southland), feature films (Jerry Maguire) and even in the world of animation (The Boondocks). Regina King earns her first Academy Award Nomination for If Beale Street Could Talk as she plays Sharon Rivers, mother to Tish Rivers (Kiki Layne) who has become pregnant while her boyfriend Alonzo (Stephan James) is incarcerated for a crime that he didn’t commit.
Previous Best Director Oscar Winner Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity) directs this semi autobiographical tale of his upbringing in Mexico City during the seventies. Not only did Cuaron direct it, he wrote, produces, edited and shot it. It tells the story of a live in maid Cleo Gutierrez (Academy Award Nominee for Best Actress Yalitza Aparicio) in a white household in Mexico City. Since its debut at The Venice Film Festival, Roma has received many awards such as Best Director and Best Foreign Film at The Golden Globe Awards while also winning Best Director and Best Picture from The Critic’s Choice Awards. Roma tied with The Favourite with 10 Academy Award Nominations including being nominated at the same time for Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film.
Avengers: Infinity War was the culmination of all of the Marvel films over the past ten years. Different film franchise’s and a multitude of story lines all coming together in what would be the end game. Avengers: Infinity War earned the highest opening weekend of all time at $257 Million upon its release. Avengers: Infinity War has only been nominated for Best Visual Effects.
Won’t You Be My Neighbor is a documentary based on the life and career of Fred Rogers who is known to the world as the creator and host to the very popular PBS series Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Won’t You Be My Neighbor? premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim from critics and audience while grossing $22 Million and becoming the highest grossing biographical documentary of all time. Won’t You Be My Neighbor was chosen by Time magazine as one of the ten best films of the year while also winning awards at the P.G.A. Awards and The Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards yet it did not receive any Academy Award Nominations.
This year nominee’s for Best Supporting Actress will showcase quite a bit of impressive talent. Between the five who I believe will receive nomination’s on Tuesday, January 22, they have a total of eight previous Academy Award Nominations with two of the ladies winning an Oscar. This year’s nominee’s will start with previous five time Academy Award Nominee Amy Adams for the role of Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney in Vice. The Favourite will produce two Academy Award Best Supporting Actress contenders. Two time Academy Award Nominee Emma Stone will be nominated for the role of Baroness Abigail Masham while previous Academy Award Winner Rachel Weisz will be nominated for the role of Duchess Sarah Churchill . The two newcomers to this year category will be Clair Foy for the role of Janet Armstrong, wife of Astronaut Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) in First Man and Regina King in the role of Sharon Rivers, mother to Clementine Rivers (Kiki Layne) in If Beale Street Could Talk. 
This year’s upcoming nominee’s for Best Supporting Actor have given some fine performances this year. There will be some newcomers to the award dance this year from this category. Previous Academy Award winner Marheshala Ali will receive his second Academy Award Nomination for the role of Doc Shirley, a gifted pianist who is touring through the segregated South with an Italian driver (Viggo Mortensen) in Green Book. Previous Academy Award Nominee Steve Carell will be nominated for the role of Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense in the George Bush Administration in Vice. Newcomers this year will be Adam Driver for the role of Detective Flip Zimmerman who partnered up with Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) in a plot to infiltrate the KKK during the 70’s in Colorado Springs in BlackkKlansman; Richard E. Grant for the role of Jack Hook, friend of Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) in a scam to sell forged letters from deceased authors in Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Sam Elliott for the role of Bobby Maine, half brother and manager to Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper) in A Star Is Born.
This year some very talented people made some really great movies this year. They were able to take works from others and turn it into their own unique visions. This year nominee’s for Best Director will be six time Previous Academy Award Nominee Alfonso Cuaron for his film Roma, which tells the semi autobiographical story of his own life of growing up in Mexico with a house keeper; Two time Previous Academy Award Nominee Yorgos Lanthimos for The Favourite, the tale of the relationship between Duchess Sarah (Rachel Weisz) and Baroness Abigail (Emma Stone) as they both vie for the attention of Queen Anne (Olivia Colman). Several newcomers will be receiving their very first Best Director Nomination this year. Bradley Cooper will receive an Oscar Nomination for the fourth adaption of A Star Is Born which tells the story of an aging country music singer (Bradley Cooper), who is battling various forms of addiction and the instant attraction he has for his new musical prodigy (Lada Gaga). Peter Farrelly will receive his first Best Actor Nomination for Green Book which tells the story of a black pianist (Mahershala Ali) touring the segregated South with an Italian driver (Viggo Mortensen). The last nominee will be Bryan Singer for Bohemian Rhapsody which tells the story of the rise and fall of the British rock band Queen and their lead singer Freddy Mercury (Rami Malek).
This was a very good year for women in film. Women have showed over the past few years that not only can their names open a film, they can also draw huge numbers at the box office. The nominee’s for this year Academy Awards will welcome two newcomer’s to the sisterhood. This years nominee’s will be previous Oscar Nominee Felicity Jones for the role of Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the film On The Basic of Sex which showcases Judge Ginsburg’s early days and first cases; four time Academy Award nominee Nicole Kidman for the role of LAPD Detective Erin Bell in the movie Destroyer and six time Academy Award nominee Glen Close for the role of Joan Castleman, a woman who is questioning her life as her husband is about to receive The Nobel Prize in The Wife. The two newcomer’s arrive from the British stage as well as the world of pop music. Olivia Colman will receive her fist Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Anne, The Queen of Great Britain in the early 18th Century in The Favourite. Pop Princess Lady Gaga will also be receiving her first Academy Award nomination for the role of Ally Maine, a nightclub lounge singer who is discovered by a country music star in A Star Is Born.
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